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March, 1920 
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. 
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ditional lines 15c. each. 
DAHLIAS. 
T TNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY IN DAHLIAS.-I wish 
•d to learn of growers interested in buying the more 
recent English Dahlia introductions: decorative, peony 
flowered, cactus and collarette novelties, in wholesale 
quantities. Give me a chance to make you an at- 
tractive offer. Fred P. Webber, R-2, 
Newport, R. I. 
TVAHLIAS— CORRIE— A recent desirable introduc- 
•D tj on ; decorative type; long stiff stems, profuse 
bloomer; heliotrope, suffused pink. Divisions $1. 
Phideas; Peony. Early free bloomer; long stems; 
salmon pink, 50 cents. Simplicity-Peony-Cactus- 
soft lilac rose, long, stiff stems; good cut flower, 
keeps well, $1. Two hundred other varieties. Cata- 
logue on application. W. J. Tubbs, Elkhorn, Wis. 
TVAHLIAS— MANY CHOICE KINDS-Special intro- 
•D ductory price for fine varieties, Frau G. Scheiff, 
Marguerite Bouchon, and Prince de Bulgarie, 
$1 each. Catalog upon application. 
Doty Dahlia Farm. A. C. Doty, 
Silver Creek, N.Y. 
TVAHLIAS— Queen Wilhelmina, white; Goodyear, 
■D purple red; Jeanne Charmet, light pink; Helen 
Charvet, white; Royal Purple; Countess of Lonsdale, 
salmon red; Yellow Duke, Princess Victoria, yellow; 
Souv. de Dougon, salmon red; Monscheibe, lemon; 
Princess Irene, wax white; Hors. Witte, white; Mem. 
of Margaret, purple, $5 a 100; 75c. a doz.; 8c. each — 40 
other kinds. Write R.C.H. I.enski, 2273 E. Mound 
St., Columbus, O. 
TAAHLIAS— “Our Best Twelve." Last summer we 
■D tested out 67 varieties of Dahlias. This twelve 
stood at the head, despite one of the worst droughts 
ever experienced here. Bianca, Attraction, King of 
Autumn, Geisha, A. D. Livoni, Jack Rose, Miss Mc- 
Cullough, Countess of Lonsdale, Sylvia, Reine C. 
Cayeux, Oregon Beauty, Princess Juliana. This is an 
unusually well-balanced collection. The first three 
retail regularly at $1 each. All Twelve for only $4 
prepaid. Ask for price list of other Dahlias and 
Perennials. Howard Gladiolus Gardens, 
Republic, Mo. 
“ A TTENTION"— We are allotting space to grow 
■‘X bulbs for the 1921 trade, write us and arrange 
for variety and quantity to be delivered this fall, we 
will quote prices for next season. East Hartford 
Gladiolus Co., 65 Olmsted St., East Hartford, Conn., 
E. M. Smith, Pres. & Mgr. 
T3ULBLETS— Crackerjack, Mrs. F.King, $1; America, 
1 J Halley. $1.25; Empress of India, $2. All per qt. 
postpaid. Em. of India, planting stock V 4 -V 2 , $5 per 
1000. Order early. Retail price list on request. 
Alfred Oesterling, Butler, Pa. 
A/TIXED Gladioli that will bloom flowers 3 to 5 inches 
in diameter. Stalks 3 to 5 feet high, eight years’ 
experience. The kind florists ask for ; 50c. per 15. 
$3 per 100. Bulblets, $1 per pint, worth double. 
Geo. S. Barnes, Battle Creek, Mich. 
OULBLETS.— 1000 lots postpaid. Schwaben, Golden 
- L> King, Wine King and Wamba, $1. Halley, Inde- 
pendence, America, Mrs. Francis King, Velvet King, 
Black Hawk and Primulinus, 50c. 
Arthur C. Perrin, 1112-E. 18th St. North, 
Portland, Oregon. 
UURPEE’S BRITTLE W AX. BEANS-True strain. 
■ LJ grown in sunny Colorado from introducer’s stock. 
Extra early round, yellow podded wax bean, almost 
as brittle as ice at all stages of growth. My seed was 
grown at an altitude of 6700 feet here in the Rocky 
Mountains and will make good wherever beans can 
be grown. Every bean matured to perfection, bright 
and glistening as a new silver dollar. Special price, 
large pkt., 10c.; pound, 35c.; 3 lbs. for $1, prepaid. 
Beyond 4th zone the mailing envelope or bag is in- 
cluded in weight of one or three pound lots. Mention 
The Flower Grower and I'll include free with 
pound or larger orders a liberal trial packet of my 
wonderful Colorado onion. Long’s Improved Moun- 
tain Danvers — extra early, golden yellow, almost as 
round and solid as a base ball. Price for this onion : 
Pkt., 10c. oz., 35c.; %th lb. $1, prepaid. No more 
catalogues to spare this season but glad to put you on 
the preferred list now for next year. J. D. Long, The 
Decidedly Different Seed Man. Boulder, Colorado. 
T ABELS— Patent, paper, trees, shrub or rose label. 
- L ' Colors: white, green, blue and salmon. Plain or 
printed. A cure for those afflicted with label troubles. 
Samples. Ohio Nursery Co.. Elyria, Ohio. 
P' LADIOLI— Only a small surplus in “made-up-col- 
lections” of 100. Every 100 contains at least 35 
varieties. Each 100 includes War, Peace, Pendleton, 
Niagara, Mrs. King, America, Halley, Panama, 
Rouge Rorch, Mrs. Watt, Hulot, Ida Van, Myrtle, 
Princepine, Willy Wigman, Glory of Holland, Empress 
of India, Velvet King, May.Schwaben, Lily Lehmann, 
Chicago White, Meadowvale, Loveliness, Pink Per- 
fection, Gretchen Zang, etc. Good blooming size 
bulbs. Extra Value. Only $5 prepaid. 
Howard Gladiolus Gardens, Republic, Mo. 
T?( )R SALE— A few hundred of mixed Gladiolus bulbs 
A 1% to 2% in. size, $2 per hundred. Also a few % 
to 1 in.. $1 per hundred. These are mostly of a va- 
riegated pink and grow very large and stocky. The 
above prices take them while they last. 
A. Frank Smith, Box 195, Manchester, Vt. 
B IG BULBS— Augusta, Intensity, $2 per hun. Black 
hawk, $2.50; Fairie, $3. One inch to 114 inch size 
Crackerjack, Columbia, Blackhawk, Independence 
Jane Dieulafoy, $1.25 per 100. Also a very fine mixed 
P. A. Laeser, Sun Prairie, Wis. 
T ARGEST SIZE GLADIOLUS BULBS-America, 
■*-' Augusta. Francis King, Empress of India, Glory 
of Holland, 50c doz.; Baron Hulot, Niagara, Peace, 
Lily Lehmann, 75c doz.; Panama, Pink Perfection, 
Schwaben, Mrs. Watt, Loveliness, Mrs. Frank Pen- 
dleton, War, $1.00 doz. 
Rose Side Gardens, 
Warwick, Pa. 
ber Ismene Calathina, White Peruvian Lily, extra 
large blooming bulbs 20c. each, 3 for 50c. 
Jos. A. Eibel, P. O. Box 268. 
Lancaster, Pa. 
POR SALE-MIXED GLADIOLUS BULBS, 40c. doz. 
•*- Hardy Ferns, Maiden Hair, Interrupted, Christ- 
mas, Cinnamon and Silvery Spleen Wort, 10c each. 
No order for less than 40c accepted. All sent postpaid. 
Addison E. Riggs, Hubbard, Ohio, R. D. No. 2. 
■pLUE ACHIMENES- Sound, large bulbs, well ma- 
tured. Price 75 cents to $1 per dozen, prepaid, ac- 
cording to size; or will exchange for named Gladioli, 
Cannas, Dahlias and plants, both hardy and green 
house. Mrs. T. L. Teague, Fayette, Mississippi. 
flROW YOUR OWN SUGAR.-Finest Idaho grown 
XJ sugar beet seed you ever saw. Oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c. 
prepaid. Complete instructions for growing the beets 
and making syrup and sugar, free. Mention Flower 
Grower. J. D. Long, Boulder, Colorado. 
T ANDSCAPE GARDENING— A practical course by 
-•-'mail. Colored illustrations. Beautify Home 
Grounds. Endorsed by leading Nurserymen and 
Florists. Write for Prospectus. American Land- 
scape School, 2 N, Newark, N. Y. 
TAAHLIAS— Divided field grown roots. Large 
D stocks and a large collection of the best varieties. 
Write for special trade prices. 
N. A. Hallauer, Ontario, N.Y. 
TtAHLIAS— Special offer of good varieties. Am 
D going to grow fewer kinds and will offer 6 named 
varieties, my choice, for$l. Cash with order. 
W. J. Tubbs, Elkhorn, Wis. 
AMERICA, Mrs. Francis King, Crackerjack, 
•‘X Klondyke, 50c. per doz.; Empress of India, Glory 
of Holland, Golden King, Panama, Peace, Baron 
Hulot, 75c. Kunderdi Glory, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, 
Schwaben, $1. Pride of Goshen, $1.50. 
Flowerfarm, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 
IRISES 
(CJET ACQUAINTED OFFER. — For 50c we will send 
postpaid the following; 1 Blue Iris, 5 largest size 
Gladiolus bulbs — America, Peace, Baron Hulot, 
Schwaben, Empress of India; 5 packets best early 
vegetable seeds— Radish, Sweet Corn, Cucumber. 
Lettuce, Tomato. Packet of 50 varieties of flower 
seeds, and ’’Your Flower Garden” a booklet on 
making fountains, hot beds, arranging, culture and 
growing of flowers and bulbs. 
Rose Side Gardens. 
Warwick, Pa. 
GLADIOLI 
UARON J. HULOT planting stock, mixed sizes V 2 in. 
D to lVa in. This stock is slightly mixed with 
America, 95:; Baron J. Hulot, 5% America. 100, $1.25 
postpaid, 1,000 $6.50 express collect. 
M. M. Heron, No. 43 Park Ave., 
West Orange, N. J. 
AMERICA, Empress of India, Glory of Holland 
■cY Halley, Mrs. Francis King and Niagara, four of 
each by parcel post prepaid for $1. Or 50c. per doz. 
Golden King, Kunderdi Glory, Panama, Peace, 
Schwaben and Mrs. Watt, three of each, postage pre- 
paid, for $1.25. Or $1 per dozen. 
All of above first size corms. Both collections for 
$2 prepaid. James L. Stoddard, Palmyra, N.Y. 
AX7ANTED— Planting sizes and bulblets per bushel 
' ' of America, Mrs. F. King, Augusta, Glory of 
Holland, Mrs. F. Pendleton, Schwaben, Loveliness, 
Chicago White, Peace, Panama, etc., etc. State 
quantities to offer. 
United Bulb Co., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 
5 are completely sold out on all our varieties for 
this season and have not a bulb left to offer. 
The Decorah Gladiolus Gardens, Decorah, Iowa. 
PLMWOOD TERRACE GLADIOLI— Select list of 
commercial favorites and rare novelties. Special 
collections at attractive prices. 
Mrs. M. B. Hawks, 
234 South St., Bennington, Vt. 
TRIS— A fine stock of Pallida Dalmatica, P. Australis, 
1 Juniata, Lohengrin and many others. Prices at- 
tractive. Send for list. 
W. J. Engle & Son, 
R. D. No. 8, Dayton, Ohio. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
1 ?C)f) ONION SETS FOR $1, prepaid. Special size 
_L Cj\J\j sma n se ts running from size of large garden 
pea to a hazelnut. Just a little later than regular 
sets, but lots cheaper. Way ahead of seed for grow- 
ing early green onions or dry matured onions for fall 
and winter. Easy to plant and easy to care for. 
Just sow them in trench like peas. To sum up, satis- 
faction or money back— 1200 sets for $1, prepaid. 
J. D. Long, The Decidedly Different Seed Man, 
Boulder, Colorado. 
DOSE ACRE FARM IRIS- 
•X Intermediate Iris: — Gerda, Halfdan, Helge, Inge- 
botg Walhalla. 
L.s Ptimila Hybrids Floribunda, Scheekuppe. 
New German Iris: — Berchata, Fro, Gajus, King, 
Lohengrin, Mithras, Nibelunger, Princess Victoria 
Louise, Rhein Nixe, Pallida Dalmatica, Dr. Bernica. 
Maori King, Mme. Chereau, Spectabilis, Surprise. 
Thirty other named varieties not labeled. 
Any 6 of the above named varieties and 6 other 
named varieties not labeled, for $1, or will ex- 
change for named Gladiolus. 
Frank Wentink, Rose Acre Farm, 
Salisbury Mills, N. Y. 
PAST HARTFORD GLADIOLUS Co., Retail busi- 
ness is booming. Our 1920 catalogue is out. Order 
early so as not to be disappointed. We have several 
thousand America to dispose of. E. M. Smith, Pres. 
& Mgr., 65 Olmsted St., East Hartford, Conn. 
PEW small stock left of 
and Mrs. Fryer, etc. 
Halley, Mrs. Francis King, 
Send for retail list of Prince 
of Wales, La Luna, Kirtland, Hazel Harvey, Mary 
Fennell, War, Peace, Niagara, 1 each. 25c., 6 each. 
$1.25. E. M. Sanford, Madison, New Jersey. 
T ONG’S IMPROVED GOLDEN BANTAM SWEET 
-‘-'CORN. Colorado strain selected for size as well as 
other desirable qualities. Many ears have 10 to 12 
rows. Beautiful, vital seed. Pkt. 10c, lb. 30c, pre- 
paid. Bag weighed in. J. D. Long, the Decidedly 
Different Seedsman. Boulder, Colorado. 
VOUR order must be received during March to get 
this special perennial collection: My selection of 15 
very choice perennials, at least eight varieties, prepaid 
for $1. Paul L. Ward, Plantsman, Hillsdale, Mich. 
COME GOOD SHRUBS for spring delivery— Spirea 
Prunifolia, fl. pi., 3 to 4 ft., $3 per 10. Spirea Collosa 
Alba.dwart white, ever blooming, $3.50 per 10. Coral 
Berry or Indian Currant, 2 to 3 ft., $3.50 per 10. 
Ulmaria Filapendula, fine border plant, $1.50 per 
dozen. Mrs. Wm. Crawford, La Porte, Ind. 
PEONY ROOTS 
Will accept wholesale and retail orders, 
for next Fall delivery, until May first at 
same prices as in years past. 
J. F. MUNSELL, 
ASHTABULA, .... OHIO 
Popular GLADIOLI 
We list below some popular varieties of Glads. 
Other fine varieties can be found in our price 
list which we will gladly mail on request. 
America, lavender pink Ea. $ .05 Doz. $ .50 
Baron Hulot, violet purple 
Blue Jay, pale blue mottled 
purple and lavender 
Evaline, violet underlaid terra cotta 
Fire King, fiery scarlet 
Mrs. F. Pendleton, pink, crim. blotch .10 
Mrs. Francis King, flame pink 
Mrs. Watt, solid wine red 
Peace, strong white 
Princepine, red, white throat 
Six at dozen rate. Prices include postage- 
FOREST HEIGHTS GARDENS, 
1815 26th Ave. No. Minneapolis, Minn. 
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